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There are literally thousands of rap songs about dealing drugs, strippers and drug dealing strippers. But you’d be hard pressed to find more than a handful of songs dedicated to a rapper’s children, and even fewer dedicated to Daughters. Once again Nas has stepped into the spotlight of hip-hop history with his new single, and he’s brought along a fellow legend in the form of producer No I.D., who crafts one of his trademark beats for Nasir, layering drums, vocal samples and anything else he can get his hands onto to form a soulfully kinetic instrumental. But as always with God’s Son, the track’s power lies in its lyrics, and Daughters is one of the most honest and powerful chronicles of a father’s struggle to raise his child ever put on wax: “I realize I ain’t the strictest parent / I’m too loose, too cool with her / should of drove more times to school with her.” Thankfully this is just the beginning for Nas. The video to his previous single The Don, is set to drop tomorrow, April 26, followed by the release of his Life Is Good album on July 17. This one’s for all our brothers with daughters.
This song first appeared on the
Rap Chart
on April 30, 2012
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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This is what makes him a legend. One of the greatest of all-time. Ever. Period.
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| Posted on Apr 26, 2012 |
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Thank You NAS... Real HipHop!
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| Posted on Apr 26, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1645 |
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Legend, G.O.A.T, end of discussion
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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EPIC
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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I heard this the other day and I was pretty blown away... I expect nothing else from Nas.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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Nas and No I.D..... 'nuff said. Legend rapper + Legend producer=a classic track.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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dope. as. @*#$!.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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 ehh.....had soo much high hopes for this song because the ratings, but honestly, the instrumental bores me...too repetitive especially the chord progressions -__-...everything else is on point tho, so i'll hit it with a 3.5 round up to 4
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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G-O-D S-O-N
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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Amazing!!!
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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Life is so much better with Nas.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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Simply amazing lyrically and the beats are just on point, a true legend just keeps rolling and rolling straight FIRE
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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He has to be the best rapper alive! Seriously, only Jay-Z can match this, not lyrically, but with flow. I'm so excited for the album !!
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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This is classic after one spin.
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Yep! This is one of those few times in which a single listen wipes away every smidgen of a doubt, resting beneath an unhealthy amount of buzz, and fully certify the song as one with 'something special has been achieved.' There is no false hype or mislabeled tag being thrown here. This right here is truly a timeless classic !!!
My mind is blown! Not because I haven't seen or heard a rap song of this type before, its just that execution counts for far more than a unique idea to me. And the verses here have so much depth, but also manage to stay coherent and focused on the central theme of the song. This is why language was created - to express something this complex, with this level of depth, structure and meaning. @*#$!. Certainly a very deeply emotional and refined release, displaying all the maturity and dexterity one has come to expect from this renowned figure. The album is getting purchased on the @*#$!' first day! Absolute Favorite Lines: "So if her husband is a gangster can't be mad, I'll love him Never, for her I want better, homie in jail - dead that Wait till he come home, you can see where his head's at" "Took her from private school, so she can get a balance To public school, THEY TOO nurture teen talents" "They say the coolest playas and foulest heart breakers in the world God gets us back, he makes us have precious little girls" "Nah, the way mothers feel for they sons, how fathers feel for they daughters When he date, he straight, chip off his own papa When she date, we wait behind the door with the sawed off" "Not sayin' that our sons are less important." |
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As a man with 3 daughters, I can identify with this. I will send them this track with much love. A, B & T, I Love You All!!
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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The only artist who would be able to bring their new music back 20 years and not get shot in the face.
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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classic has back at it
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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wow..... all Nas needs is dope beats to be that dude, glad hes fukin with No ID now
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2012 |
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NAS...Thank you for this TRUE HIP HOP TRACK!
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damn
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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i BEGAN LISTENING TO HIP HOP BECAUSE OF NAS, HE HAS MATURITY AND CHARACTER, HE SPEAKS HIS HEART AND LEVELS IT WITH A SIMPLE BEATIFUL FLOW, SO UNMATCHED
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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Hope in hip-hop restored. Thank you, Nas.
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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Legends never die
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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Hawt!
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 86 |
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LEEEEEEEEEEEGEND !
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2012 |
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FLAWLESS
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2012 |
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Nas A Complete Genius, Track Fully Exemplifies What Hip Hop Was, IS & Should Be Regardless of it's Evolution. Past Decade Ain't No artist Could Craft A track with This much Real Substance Like GOD SON.....Yet Again He Sets The Standards, haters can Hate But an OG Like Nas Knows His Shit back To Front...Epic track With Longevity Written All Over It ~>> True Classic
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2012 |
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Another one in the record book!
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2012 |
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THIS is Nas
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| Posted on Apr 30, 2012 |
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| Posted on May 01, 2012 |
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Hey nas! I got ur back, all the way...ever since illmatic, I dont kno who does ur beats lately...we need catchy beats,rem get urself a gun, hate me now,nas is like, I kno I can,we need stuff like that...compare notes with Jay-Z, niggass in paris, Talk that Talk. U the best rapper but beats do count!!! Otherwise if they dont, u can as well start reciting poems!!
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| Posted on May 01, 2012 |
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i didnt c what the big hoopla was all abt...ppl jus hand nas the keys to d kingdom d moment he opens his mouth...sheesh...
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| Posted on May 01, 2012 |
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amazing!!
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| Posted on May 02, 2012 |
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Just saved my night. After listening to that Waka/Trey Songz I thought I wasn't going to be able to sleep
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| Posted on May 02, 2012 |
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young esco
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| Posted on May 02, 2012 |
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ahhhh.... nice 2 see sum legends still keep it 100. This one gave me chills
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| Posted on May 06, 2012 |
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good tune
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| Posted on May 14, 2012 |
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Quality track. I can't wait for Life Is Good. This song pretty much speaks for itself. Dope.
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| Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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SO sick!
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| Posted on May 17, 2012 |
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Have no Idea how I managed to miss this the first time...
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this brings tears to my eyes...being a woman..I absolutely love it
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2012 |
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dope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted on Jul 06, 2012 |
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Real, emotional, no fake shit. This is amazing..goosebumps....
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| Posted on Jul 19, 2012 |
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Ummm hes back
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| Posted on Aug 01, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 47 |
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REAL RAP
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| Posted on Aug 31, 2012 |
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No I.D. gave Nas the perfect backdrop for him to remind us indirectly why he's a legend...
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